Kodiak girls split at WasillaKodiak’s girls basketball team finished the regular season with an unusual road split against Wasilla. The Bears lost 61-52 on Friday and then picked up a forfeit victory on Saturday in the Northern Lights Conference season finale. According to assistant coach Sandra Gregory, had Wasilla played a...

Kodiak ESS drops two games in the ValleyThe Kodiak Emerging Small Schools boys basketball team dropped a pair of games in the Mat-Su Valley over the weekend. ESS lost to 83-54 to Wasilla Lake on Friday and 75-73 to Birchwood Christian on Saturday in Wasilla. This week, ESS (2-8) plays in the Peninsula Conference Championships at Lumin ...

Wild Alaskan owner issues statement after indictment Darren Byler, owner of the boat-based strip club anchored outside of Kodiak’s harbors since June, issued the following statement Sunday after a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against him and his wife, charging them with improper disposal of human waste into waters in and aro...

Saturday hoops roundupFor the second straight game, Kodiak's offense failed to produce in the final quarter. The Bears were held to two points in the closing eight minutes and fell 43-30 to Wasilla in a Northern Lights Conference boys basketball game Saturday at Kodiak High School. Kodiak combined to score five points...

Friday hoops roundupKodiak nearly picked up a marquee victory Friday against Wasilla. Instead, too many missed opportunities cost the Bears in a 35-30 loss to the Warriors in a Northern Lights Conference boys basketball game at KHS. Senior Jemuel Mangalus supplied the bulk of Kodiak's offense, scoring 20 of the team...

Researchers discover increases in sterility in Kodiak Sitka deer I've hunted deer in the Kodiak Archipelago since 1967. I soon discovered venison here to be the finest I had ever eaten. For 47 years it has been a major part of my family's nutrition. In 1994, I sighted and later shot an abnormal buck. This animal had antlers still in the velvet in late November...

In the Courts: Feb. 27Jordan B Clay pleaded guilty to misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree. Clay was placed on probation for five years including one year of imprisonment. Matthew Kelly was convicted of criminal trespass in the second degree. Kelly was sentenced to 30 days in jail (30 suspen...

Public Safety Blotter: Feb. 27Jan. 28 At 12:49 a.m., police were unable to locate any chaos on Alimaq Drive during a welfare check. At 10:26 a.m., a person loitering on West Marine Way left the area when police asked. At 12:13 p.m., police responded to animal cruelty on Holland Circle. It’s under investigation. At 2:18 p.m., ...